OS X Mavericks: Set up iCloud Documents & Data

Set up iCloud Documents & Data

Some apps let you store documents in iCloud instead of on your Mac, so that you can open and edit the same documents on other devices. For example, you can use TextEdit or Preview on your Mac at home to save documents in iCloud, and then open and edit those documents using TextEdit or Preview on your Mac at work.

You can also store documents in iCloud using the iWork apps—Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—on your Mac, iOS device, or iCloud.com. Then open the documents and edit them using the same apps on another Mac or iOS device set up for iCloud Documents & Data, or use the iWork apps on iCloud.com from a web browser on a Mac or Windows computer.

iCloud keeps other kinds of data up to date for some apps. For example, iCloud Documents & Data keeps your iCloud Mail rules, signatures, flag names, and Smart Mailboxes up to date in the Mail app on your Mac and iOS devices.